The Stone of Claims (in the Bavli, אבן הטועים in the Mishna and Yerushalmi) (Even Hato'eem/n), also known as the Stone of Losses or Stone of Strayers,[1] was a raised stone platform in Jerusalem mentioned in the Talmud.[2]
According to the Talmud, the stone of claims was a public platform that existed in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period:
In 2015, archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old pyramid-shaped staircase built of large ashlar stones on an ancient street in the City of David. Some scholars have suggested it might be the ancient Stone of Claims.[3] The podium was found on the main street leading from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount.[4]
Two British archaeologists who unearthed part of the step pyramid about a century ago thought it was a staircase leading to a house.September 2021.
At the Stone of Losses is a book of poetry by T. Carmi.[5]